Yearly Archives: 2010

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10 Awesome Video Memes of 2010

With 2010 coming to a close, we thought we’d reflect back on the popular Internet Video Memes of this year. We’ve also included the back stories just in case you…

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The 10 Robots That Rocked in 2010

Did you know we received the word robot from the Czech word “robotnik” meaning slave? The word is fitting for the machines we’ve asked to endlessly compute algorithms for us…

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Hackers Can Now Spy On GSM Mobile Data

Researchers have found a way to eavesdrop upon any mobile call or text message sent via any GSM network, utilising open source phones that cost as little as $10, it…

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Pockie wants schools to take up iPads

One area where we haven’t seen massive take-up of Apple’s iOS devices thus far is school age education. Australian startup Innovate Freely hopes to change that with the forthcoming launch of…

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Dictionary.com Acquires Lingt

Lingt, a service that aims to make learning languages fun by applying game mechanics, says it has been acquired by Dictionary.com. The Boston-based startup made the announcement today via its…

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Scoop.it is Tumblr Without the Blogging

TNW Quick Look Scoop.it is a new Web curation platform, giving users a personal place to share themed content. Hits: Easy, good-looking Web curation ‘Suggested’ column makes finding new content…

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We've Got a Brand New Look

(Before I start, have to say a massive thank you to Andreas Creten, Marco Jardim and the rest of the gang who helped to make this latest design iteration a…

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Myspace To Lay Off 50% Of Its Staff?

AllThingsD is reporting that the floundering social network Myspace could soon start laying off staff with the added possibility News Corp. will sell the service in the very near future…

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HTC Thunderbolt Specifications Leak

If German blog HTC Inside is to be believed, the HTC Thunderbolt could be one of HTC’s first dual-core powered smartphones, after the website published details of the handset specifications…

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Apple's 2010 Parade of Mistakes

photo © 2007 Ben Stanfield | more info (via: Wylio)There aren’t any other companies, that we can think of, that can manage to pull off what Apple has in 2010….

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2010: 7 Things We'd Rather Forget

Every time about this year, the technology sites around the Internet tend to put together lists that create intentional deja vu. After all, it’s fun to look back and give…

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10 Canadian Apps for the iPhone & iPad

We thought we’d give Canadian developers & app creators a shout-out so we’ve rounded up some iOS apps from various categories — all 100% Canadian made. Hootsuite iPhone & iPad…

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Use Restrictions to protect your iPhone

If you have an iPad, iPhone 4, or MobileMe subscription you know that one of the best features is Find My iPhone. If you misplace your phone, it’s stolen, or…

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Tidy Up Twitter with Filters & Columns

Depending on how many people you’re following on Twitter, the amount of tweets coming in can be overwhelming to say the least. And, if you are among us Twitterholics that…

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Social Network for Hockey Players

Out of all of the stereotypes associated with being Canadian, the one that is most endearing is that fact that we all worship at the altar of the Stanely Cup….